Léon Mathot
Born March 5, 1886 · Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo film serial in 1918. He appeared in the 1923 silent film Coeur fidèle, directed by Jean Epstein. He starred in some 60 films mostly in silent film between 1906 and 1939. He turned director in 1927 whilst still appearing in several films and retired in 1953 directing well over 20 films.
Notable Appearances
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L'instinct
Barberousse
The Right to Life
Yasmina
The Count of Monte Cristo
The mystery of the pink villa
The house of La Fleche
The Empire of Diamonds
The Red Inn
Deadly Gas
The Zone of Death
Rue de la Paix
The Devil in the City
Cœur fidèle
In the Shadow of the Harem
L'Ami Fritz
Jean d'Agrève
The Cradle of God
The Tragic Mill
Der Maler und sein Modell
